Reinforced beam and column joint



Feb. l, 1966 THF- REINFORCED BEAM AND COLUMN JOINT R. J. HALLE 3,232,394

Filed Aug. v, 1961 F'IG.5 l le Io IEB s .,3 II 71l y H 2S 41 U 777 2l- 3, I L 72 I2 I r I I I I 34 @n :fx M ,G C76 II 74, II 72 [Q G2 I A la, u FIG.4 VL lo IZ SO 5l S6 Go Se I4 7.1 S2 2S 55 GS QG se 5% 52 E2 c7 es GB G4 s: cs2 s4- ss ROGER. J. HALLE, INVENTOIZ. sYRMSwWM-TQILNEY I United States Patent O 3,232,394 REINFORCED BEAM AND COLUMN JOINT Roger J. Halle, Pound Ridge, N.Y. Filed Aug. 7, 1961, Ser. No. 129,589 9 Claims. (Cl. 139-36) This application is a continuation-impart of my copending application Serial No. 363,021, filed lune 22, 1953, for Art of Building, now abandoned.

This invention relates to solution of the problem of a cantilever or continuous beam in a structural system of building. More specifically, the invention relates to means for'transferring stresses from a column above a continuous beam (or girder) through that beam to a column below, and to assemblies of such means.

"In present conventional construction, the carrying of column load through or past a continuous beam (or girder) is often achieved by oli-setting the beam. ln the deyelopment of a standardized, integrated system onV a modular basis, however, a new solution has been necessary, in which the longitudinal center lines of the columns and beam intersect. Hence, an object of the invention is to provide for transfer of vertical column load or stress through a beam, without interrupting the structural integrity of the beam. In other words, the invention provides an effective arrangement wherein the load of a column above a beam is transferred through the beam to a column below, without affecting the ability of the beam to carry beam load or stress placed upon it, or to transfer this beam load to the column below.

Examples of the invention are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

FIG. l is a horizontal section through a column above or below a cantilever `or continuous beam (or girder), taken on either of lines 1 of FIG. 5, facing respectively downward from above the beam and upward from below the same beam.

' FIG. 2`is a horizontal section through the beam, taken on line 2-,2 of FlG. 5 y

FIG. 3 is an elevation of the columns and beam shown in FIGS. l and 2, taken online 3 of FIG. 2;

' kF'IGcll is a vertical section through the columns and beams, taken on line 4 of FIG. 2; and

FIG.v 5 ris a section through the columns and beam, the left-hand portion showing the columns inelevation, and the right-hand portion the columns in section, taken on line 5-5 of FlG. 2.

FIG. 1, which illustrates horizontal sections through columns above and below a beam (or girder) incorporating the invention, shows columns and 11 respectively above and below the beam. These columns are shown having sleeve relationships with cups 12 and 13, which serve to position columns 10 and 11, respectively above and below beam 14 and in line with each other, the outer surfaces of walls 15, 16, 17 and 1S of the columns 10 and ,11 being in line with the outer longitudinal limits 19 and 20 of beam 14. Bolts for attaching cups 12 and 13 to the respective upper and lower anges 21 and 22 of the Vbeam 14are shown at 23, 24, 25 and 26. It is to be understood that the cups 12 and 13 may alternatively be` attached to the respective flanges 21 and 22 of the beam 14by means of rivets, welding and the like. Dotted lines at27, 2 8, 29 and 30 outline beams (or girders) that may optionally be attached .horizontally perpendicular to the beam 14, as describedfbelow.

FIG. 2 shows supplemental elements 31 and 32 which are inserted in beam 14 between anges 21 and 22 (see FIG. 5) of beamr14, in normal use essentially in alignment with the columns above and below, so that the load of the column 10 above is effectively transferred not only through the beam 14 including its web 34 in direct 3,232,394 ce Patented Feb. 1, 1966 bearing, Ibut also, proportionate to their continuous cross- Section area, through supplemental elements 31 and 32. Supplemental element 31 has the shape of a vertically extending channel, and at the section indicated consists of ilanges 35 and 36 and a connecting web 37, while supplemental element 32, which has the same shape, consists at the section indicated of flanges 38 and 39 and a connecting web 40. The section through supplemental element 32 shows an upward-facing bearing edge at 41, seen also in FIGS. 3 and 5, capable of receiving a beam-supporting hanger such as that described in my Patent No. 3,097,730, issued July 6, 1963, which was a continuation-impart of my copending application Serial No. 363,021, tiled .lune 22, 1953, now abandoned. lt is to be understood that conventional arrangements in which one or two angles have outstanding flanges to receive a web of a beam can ybe included, as desired, by attaching such angles to elements 31 and 32, to receive beams located between dotted lines 27 and 2S and 29 and 30 respectively, horizontally perpendicular to beam 14. Supplemental elements 31 and 32 are normally and preferably secured in beam 14 by shop Welding, but it is to be understood that such securing may be achieved by means of angles or clips in conjunction with bolts, rivets and the like. Space is shown at 42, 43, 44 and 45ibetween the web 34 of beam 14 and the flanges 35 and 36 and 38 and 39 of respective supplemental elements 31 and 32, in order to allow room for positioning preparatory to welding in place.

The combined function of the supplemental elements 31 and 32 is to add cross-sectional area to that of web 34 of beam 14, with such cross-sectional area distributed essentially in line with the walls of the columns 1t? and 11, thus providing continuous cross-sectional area capable oi carrying load.

FIG. 3 shows column 10 resting upon tlange 21 of beam 14, supplemental element 32 inserted between anges 21 and 22 of beam 14 and column 11 below beam 14 and receiving the load therefrom. Connecting web 40 of supplemental element 32 is shown with openings 46 and 47. Opening 46 is capable of accepting the aforementioned additional beam-carrying hanger (not shown) at edge 41. Also shown is an opening 4S capable of receiving an attaching bolt for such hanger. At 49 an opening in column 11 is shown, such as would exist if column 11 is formed with stamped-out portions in its sides. While columns 10 and 11 are shown as`of square tubular section, it is to be understood that such columns might be so-called strap columns, that openings may be omitted as desired, or that such columns may be of H or other shapes, with cap means and supplemental elements to conform.

VFIG. 4 shows a vertical section through beam 14 parallel to the elevation of FIG. 3. Column 10 is positioned by cup 12 and secured as by bolt 25, described above,

A while column 11 is similarly positioned by cup 13, se-

cured as by bolt 26. 'The walls 50 and 51 of column 10 bear directly upon the upper ange surface 21 of beam 14 at 52 and 53- respectively. Similarly, the lower flange 22 of beam 14 bears directly on the walls 54 and 55 of column 11 at 56 and 57. Column 10 is secured in place to cup 12 by bolts such as bolts 58, 59 and 60 attaching each of its four walls to the respective Walls of cup 12. Similarly, column 11 is secured in place to cup 13 by bolts such as bolts 61, 62 and 63. Bolt 60, which is in elevation, is shown in assembled form. On the other hand, bolt 63 is illustrated without its nut, so as to show that the opening 64 in cup 13 is larger than the bolt, resulting in the bolt merely securing column 11 to cupy 13 rather than effecting any vertical load transfer from the column through the cup. A space for tolerance such as at opening 64 is used in connection with all bolts securing columns 1@ and 11 to cups 12 and 13 respectively. Flanges 38 and 39 of supplemental element 32 are shown vertically aligned with walls Sil and 54 and 51 and 55 respectively of columns 10 and 11. They are secured as by welding at 65 and 6o and 67 and 68 to respective anges 21 and 22 of beam 14, thereby providing a continuous bearing surface from wall 50 of column to wall S4 of column 11 and from Wall 51 of column 10 to wall 55 of column 11.

The left-hand side of FIG. 5 shows an elevation of columns 1) and 11 and supplemental element 31 and a cross-section of i-beam 14, while the right-hand side of FIG. 5 shows a section through columns 10 and 11 and supplemental element 32, as well as through I-beam 14. The left half of bolt 5S is lshown in external elevation, while the right half of bolt 59 is shown in elevation from the interior of column 10. Similarly, the left half of bolt 61 is shown in elevation from outside column 11, while the right half of bolt 62 is shown in a View from inside column 11. Bolts 71 and 72 are attached through respective cups 12 and 13 with spaces shown at 73 and 74, similar to space 64 adjacent to bolt 63. Dotted lines 75 and 76, indicating upper and lower boundaries of a beam, correspond with dotted lines 29 and 30 to illustrate, as in FIGS. 1 and 2, Where an additional beam can be attached, at one side of beam 14, by use of a hanger or other attaching means as described in connection with space 46 and edge 41. Similarly, dotted lines 77 and 78 are the vertical limits corresponding with lines 27 and 28 outlining the horizontal limits of still another additional beam.

It is to be understood that beams are referred to in a general sense and include beams, girders, joists, struts and the like. Similarly, it is to be understood that where one means of securing elements is referred to, such as by bolts, rivets, clips or welding, another means may be substituted. Also, while only columns aligned with each other, i.e. a column above a beam in line with a column below, are mentioned, it i-s to be understood that one column can be reasonably offset from the other without departure from the principles of the invention. In this instance, it might be necessary to duplicate the supplemental elements within the pertinent beam, so as to have such duplicate supplemental elements aligned respectively below the column above the beam and above the column below Vthe beam.

l It will be understood that the invention is not limited tothe specific embodiments herein shown and described, but may be carried out in other ways without departure from its spirit.

I claim:

`1- 'A building element comprising a beam having upper and lower anges and vertical web means connecting the flanges, arranged to provide a space having substantially rectangular cross-section and bounded by said anges and web means within the enveloping cross-,sectional boundary of the beam, said space being open along a side of the beam between the outer edges of the flanges at said side, and channel-shaped structure applied to the beam within said space, at an intermediate locality of the beam spaced from both ends of the beamcomp rising a pair of vertical wall portions spaced lengthwise of the beam and disposed crosswise thereof` and a vertical wall portion connecting said pair of Wall portions and disposed parallel to the web means at a locality vertically aligned with regions of the flanges adjacent their said outer edges, said wall portions extending between said upper and lower flanges and having upper and lower end edges respectively abutting the underside of the upper flange and the uppery side of the lower flange, for transmitting load in bearing in a `direction vertically transverse of the beam from a column above to a column below, said structure being shaped and dimensioned to lie Wholly within said enveloping boundary of the beam, said upper and lower flanges of said web means of the lbeam all extending continuously past said structure and substantially beyond said structure toward both ends of the beam, and saidl provide transfer of lotad in bearing between cach column and the beam at the locality of the aforesaid channels'haped structure.

3. A build-ing element as defined in claim 1, wherein the vertical Wailll portion of the channel-Shaped structure, that is panallel to the web means, includes supplemental load-receiving and supporting means accessible at the outer side of said last-mentioned wall portion.

4. A building element comprising a beam having upper and lower horizontal flanges and a central vertical web connecting the flanges, said flanges and web constituting an l-shasped cross-section for the beam and deining a pair of spaces along the beam on respectively opposite sides of said web and within the cross-,sectional boundary of the beam, a pair of vertically-extending channel-shaped structures applied to the beam respectively in said spaces, opposite to each other, at an intermediate locality of the beam spaced from both ends of the beam, each said structure having spaced vertical anges extending crosswise of the beam and a vertical web connecting said last mentioned flanges, each said structure being arranged tol have an upright channel opening facing the web olf the beam and to have its said vertical chan-nel web aligned with regions ott' the beam flanges adjacent the outer edges of said beam flanges, and said vertical anges and vertical clhannel web of each said structure hjaving upper and lower end edges respectively abutting the undersidev of the upper beam flange and the upper side of the lower beam ange, for receiving and transmitting load in bearing, through the beam, between columns abutting the beam anges respectively above and below the locality of said pair of channelshiapcd structures., said structures being shaped and dimensioned to lie w'holly within said enveloping boundary of the beam, said upper. and lower' flanges and said vertical web of the beam all extending continuously past said structures and substantially beyond said structures toward both ends ot" the beam, Y and said structures being respectively. disposed Wholly at opposite sides of said vertical web. v i Y v l 5. A building element as dened i-n claim 4, which includes column-receiving means at the upper4 side of the upper beam ange and at the lowemside ovf the lower beam flan-ge for respectively attaching the upper and lower columns in vertical alignment With'theafcfresaid channelshaped structures, said ,column-receiving mennsdispo'sing the columns in abutting relation to therespectively asso'-` ciated beam flanges for transferY ci load in bearing. i *I 6. A building element as defined in wherein the vertical channel web of each channel-shaped structure includes supplemental Aload-receiving means, including an upwardly facing `bearing sllil'flcefintermdiate Vthe upper and lower ends yoff said* channel-shaped and accessible at the outer side of said'last-lrnentioned web. Y l A '7. In a building structure, a column and beam assentably comprising a continuous beam extending horizontally, an uriner column and a lower column substantiaily aligned in a vertical direction and attached to the Vb at a locaiity of said beam intermediate its ends alldkspaccd from both said ends, respectively above below Uh@ beam, said beam having upper and lower flanges and vertical web means connecting the flanges, arranged VtoV provide a space having substantially rectangulaircrosssection and bounded by said flanges and web means,

within the enveloping cross-seotional boundary of the beam, said space being open along a side of the beam between the outer edges of the anges at said side, and channel-shaped structure applied to the beam wit-hin said space, at said locality between the columns, comprising a pair of vertical wall portions spaced lengthwise of the beam and disposed crosswise thereof and a vertical wall portion eonneoting said pair of wall portions and disposed parallel to the web means at a locality vertically aligned with regions 'of the flanges adjacent their said outer edges, said wall portions extending between said upper and lower flanges in subsiiantially vertical alignment with portions of said columns, said upper and lower columns respectively abutting the upper surface of the upper flange and the lower surface of the lower ilange, and said wall portions having upper and lower end edges respectively abutting the underside of the upper Bange and the upper side of the lower ange, for transfer of load in bearing through the bearn and by said channel-shaped structure from the upper column to the lower column, said structure being shaped and dirnensioned -to lie wholly within said enveloping :boundary of tne bea-m, said upper and lower anges and said web means off the beam all extending continuously past said structure and substantially beyond said structure toward both ends of the beam, and said structure being disposed wholly at one side of the web means.

8. An assembly as dened in claim 7, wherein the upper and lower beam ianges and the vertical web means are arranged to constitute an I-shaped cross-section for the beam, providing spaces as aforesaid, having substantially rectangular cross-section, along both sides of the beam within the enveloping cross-seotional boundary of the beam, said assembly including a pair of channelshaped struotures defined as aforesaid and applied to the beam respectively within said spaces, on opposite sides of the vertical web means and arranged together in substantial vertical alignment with the said upper and lower columns, said channel-shaped structures each abutting the underside of the upper beam ange and the upper side of the lower beam flange, for transmitting load of the upper column to the lower column through the beam, and being shaped and dimensioned to lie wholly Within the aforesaid enveloping boundary of the beam.

9. An assembly as defined in claim 8, wherein the vertical wall portion of eaoh ohannelashaiped structure, that is parallel to the beam web means, includes suppiemental load-receiving and attachment means, including an upwardly fac-ing bearing edge, intermediate tithe upper and lower ends of said channelehaped struoture and accessible at the outer side of said last-mentioned wall portion.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STAES PATENTS 485,870 11/1892 Larimer 189-34 704,829 7/1902 Huber et al 189-36 1,844,498 2/1932 Candy 189-36 1,989,834 2/1935 Watson 189-37 X 2,085,281 6/1937 Wagoner 189-34 2,263,272 11/1941 Moss 189-37 2,424,371 7/1947 Scott et al. 189-36 3,097,730 7/1963 Halie 189-36 3,126,709 3/1964 Dougherty 189--37 X FRANK L. ABBOTT, Primary Examiner.

CORNELUS D. ANGEL, RiCHARD VJ. COOKE,

Examiners. 

1. A BUILDING ELEMENT COMPRISING A BEAM HAVING UPPER AND LOWER FLANGES AND VERTICAL WEB MEANS CONNECTING THE FLANGES, ARRANGED TO PROVIDE A SPACE HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY RECTANGULAR CROSS-SECTION AND BOUNDED BY SAID FLANGES AND WEB MEANS WITHIN THE ENVELOPING CROSS-SECTIONAL BOUNDARY OF THE BEAM, SAID SPACE BEING OPEN ALONG A SIDE OF THE BEAM BETWEEN THE OUTER EDGES OF THE FLANGES AT SAID SIDE, AND CHANNEL-SHAPED STRUCTURE APPLIED TO THE BEAM WITHIN SAID SPACE, AT AN INTERMEDIATE LOCALITY OF THE BEAM SPACED FROM BOTH ENDS OF THE BEAM, COMPRISING A PAIR OF VERTICAL WALL PORTIONS SPACED LENGTHHWISE OF THE BEAM AND DISPOSED CROSSWISE THEREOF AND A VERTICAL WALL PORTION CONNECTING SAID PAIR OF WALL PORTIONS AND DISPOSED PARALLEL TO THE WEB MEANS AT A LOCALITY VERTICALLY ALIGNED WITH REGIONS OF THE FLANGES ADJACENT THEIR AND OUTER EDGES, SAID WALL PORTIONS EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID UPPER AND LOWER FLANGES AND HAVING UPPER AND LOWER END EDGES RESPECTIVELY ABUTTING THE UNDERSIDE OF THE UPPER FLANGE AND THE UPPER SIDE OF THE LOWER FLANGE, FOR TRANSMITTING LOAD IN BEARING IN A DIRECTION VERTICALLY TRANSVERSE OF THE BEAM FROM A COLUMN ABOVE TO A COLUMN BELOW, SAID STRUCTURE BEING SHAPED AND DIMENSIONED TO LIE WHOLLY WITHIN SAID ENVELOPING BOUNDARY OF THE BEAM, SAID UPPER AND LOWER FLANGES OF SAID WEB MEANS OF THE BEAM ALL EXTENDING CONTINUOUSLY PAST SAID STRUCTURE AND SUBSTANTIALLY BEYOND SAID STRUCTURE TOWARD BOTH ENDS OF THE BEAM, AND SAID STRUCTURE BEING DISPOSED WHOLLY AT ONE SIDE OF THE WEB MEANS. 